Château Grand EscalionHaut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge of the Château Grand Escalion is in the top 50 of wines of Costières-de-Nîmes.
Taste structure of the Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge from the Château Grand Escalion
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge of Château Grand Escalion in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge of Château Grand Escalion in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, earth or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge
The Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge of Château Grand Escalion matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Château Grand Escalion's Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Haut Turcas Costières-de-Nîmes Rouge from Château Grand Escalion are 2018, 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2017.
Informations about the Château Grand Escalion
The Château Grand Escalion is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Scamandre or the Château d'Or et de Gueules produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costières-de-Nîmes are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costières-de-Nîmes often reveals types of flavors of non oak, thyme or raisin and sometimes also flavors of clove, cocoa or coffee.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
